Wow… my frustration from the end of last year just reared its ugly head again. I’m tired of feeling this way.

I wish our baby will get here soon and take my mind off things. Just seven more weeks to go…

Miracle of miracles…

I got some Christmas cash and Best Buy gift cards over the holidays. My goal? Save up for the Xbox 360.

It turns out I had enough to get one. The next challenge was actually finding it. I asked a Best Buy dude Tuesday when they’d get them in, and he tells me that very night.

After only four hours of sleep (due to covering an overnight story), I was at the store when it opened Wednesday morning. What do my drowsy eyes see? A stack of them sitting in the floor just waiting for me to get one.

So I did… and it is glorious! I’ve only got one game so far (“Condemned”) because nothing else really suits me. I played it tonight for the first time, and I am hooked.

I’ve also got to get up for work in five hours, so adios! Viva la 360!

USC LOSES!
USC LOSES!
USC LOSES!
USC LOSES!

I don’t like Texas either, but THANK GOODNESS! USC LOSES!

Well, I guess I’ll do the obligatory holiday update post.

First of all, Christmas was a lot of fun, but there was way too much traveling for my pregnant wife. She became quite sick after five days of travel. She’s not allowed to have any more long trips until after our daughter is born.

I did finish painting the nursery. I also got the chair rail and border up. Now, we’re just waiting on furniture to arrive. I’ll post a couple of before and after pictures later.

I go back to work tomorrow. I’m not really looking forward to it. In fact, I’m dreading it. Not for the reasons you might suspect. The reason is simple: Too much work around the house these last 10 days, and I don’t feel like I’ve been on vacation. However, I am glad I didn’t have to dwell on story ideas. That’s the only part of my job I dislike.

I’ve watched football all day. Bama was not expected to win the Cotton Bowl, but they did as I mentioned in my last post. The NCAA all-time bowl appearances, bowl wins, and 10-win seasons grew by one more. By the way… Did Auburn show up for the Capital One Bowl? I didn’t think so, either. And how about that Notre Dame? Ha! Bama fans tend to hate the Irish if you didn’t know.

We’re just two months away from our first child! On that happy note, I’ll close for the evening. I hope 2006 is awesome for you!

Happy New Year! Bama beat Texas Tech 13-10 to win the Cotton Bowl! Another 10-win season!